Bhullarਭੁੱਲਰ

Where is Bhullar?

Bhullar is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028754, and it covers 288 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,041 people in Bhullar: 1,104 men and 937 women, living in 389 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 288 hectares, the population density works out to about 709 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 849 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 236, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 465 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.01 per cent and women at 65.31 per cent. The census recorded 1,008 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 473 main workers, the largest group, 165, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 156 agricultural labourers and 139 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 535 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhullar's land. Of the village's 288 hectares, 256 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (221 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 183 cultivators and 437 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhullar is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Sahya, Talwandi Jheuran, Kotli Phassi and Winjwan.

What is the population of Bhullar?

The population of Bhullar was 2,041 at the 2011 census, living in 389 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhullar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhullar has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.